The Sink

The Sink: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit The Sink

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach The Sink — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.88367, -86.83159. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Sink

• Rickwood Caverns State Park · park · Blount · ~3 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament · church · Cullman · ~29 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Alabama Temple · church · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cullman County Museum · museum · Cullman · ~41 km · Must-see
• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~42 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Methodist Church · church · Cullman · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ruffner Mountain · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• St. Luke AME Church · church · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• St. Luke AME Zion Church · church · Jefferson · ~48 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Kingston · church · Jefferson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sardis Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• East Thomas Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Museum of Art · museum · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark · museum · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Sink

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near The Sink

• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~70 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~86 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~86 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~123 km · Must-see

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